Funding is available ranging from £5,000 for a primary or £10,000 for a secondary school.

Stephen Whitehouse, Sefton's Travel Awareness chief, said: "The programme has been a great success. Staff and pupils have been very enthusiastic about cutting congestion and pollution at the school gates.

"It is very exciting that so many schools have approached us wanting to develop travel plans and we are looking forward to working with them."

Sefton works very closely with Travel-Wise, bus operators and other partners to create the safer routes.